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NACOMA project
Sam Nujoma Avenue
Standard Bank Building
First floor, Room 8
PO Box 7018
SWAKOPMUND
Tel: (00264) 064-403-905
Fax: (00264) 064-403-906

 
 

What is NACOMA ?

 

The Namibian Coast Conservation and Management project (NACOMA) is tasked to pave the way for an Integrated Coastal Zone Management System for Namibia’s coast.

 

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Government of the Republic of Namibia fund this five-year project, which was established in March 2006.

 

NACOMA, under the auspices of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, as a facilitator of government should:

 
  • Enable Namibians to agree on a common vision for the management of the coastal zone;
  • Develop & support the implementation of a  Government’s coastal policy;
  • Clarify the legal and regulatory framework for coastal zone development planning;
  • Harmonize institutional mandates and roles for the management of the coastal zone;
  • Provide required training & practical skills to key stakeholders responsible for managing the coast;
  • Improve awareness about coastal biodiversity & environmental problems.

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The coast is about 1.500 km long classified as hyper arid desert.
Around 1,6 million birds belonging to 73 species regularly occur along the Namibian Coast.
The coastline from Swakopmund to Walvis Bay has up to 770 birds per km of beach.

25 species of cetaceans & 493 species of fish occur off Namibian waters.

Around 552.000 tons of fish was harvested in 2005.
3 coastal wetlands are under the International Ramsar Convention.
Over 600 000 tourists in 2007 and 1 million expected in 2008.
 
  Dolphins of the Namibian Coast - Simon Elwen,
University of Pretoria
   

The ocean off Namibia has been severely affected by overfishing in the last few decades. As a result, marine research has largely focused on commercially important fish species and those factors thought to impact thereon and the cetacean fauna has been largely overlooked. There are three dolphin species commonly found in Namibian coastal waters, namely the Heaviside’s, dusky and bottlenose dolphins.

 

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Marine Protected Areas
The Namibian Islands' Marine Protected Area was gazetted and officially proclaimed on 16 February 2009.

Coastal Policy Process
The Green Paper for the Coastal Policy will be finalised and published in mid-May 2009.

Park Management Plans
Draft Management & Develop-ment Plans for the Skeleton Coast National Park, the central coast and the Namib-Naukluft Park are available in the section Reports & Publication.

SEA - Hardap & Karas coast
The first draft coastal SEA for Hardap & Karas region is available in the section Reports & Publication.

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